Driver, pedestrian hurt in separate accidents

San Diego  A driver and a pedestrian were seriously injured Friday in separate traffic accidents, police said.

The first accident occurred shortly before noon in Kearny Mesa. A man driving a Mercedes south on Ruffin Road failed to stop for a red light and struck a 1996 Jeep that was eastbound on Chesapeake, said San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick. The Jeep flipped, and the male driver was taken to a hospital with a serious head injury.

The second accident occurred about 1:30 p.m. in the Cortez area of downtown San Diego. A woman in a 2000 Toyota 4-Runner driving north on 2nd Avenue was making a left turn onto Beech Street when she struck a pedestrian, Battrick said. The man suffered a broken femur and head injury, but the injuries were not considered life-threatening.